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Watching OKC play basketball makes me physically angry. I mean I want to throw things. I don’t even like them and it still pisses me off. What an absolute joke of a team. A disgrace.
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Watching OKC gives me new appreciation for the offense Gentry and Finch have created
Watching Westbrook makes me angry. Watching Carmelo makes me mildly irritated. Watching Steven Adams be reduced to setting screens and box-outs so that the entire team can be complicit in Westbrook's stupid rebound hunting makes me mad.
Put that all together means that regardless of anything else, OKC will be infuriating.
Donovan Mitchell is one of my favorite players. This kid is a flat out stud and has a great attitude. He's DWade with a 3 point shot and that's one hell of a combo to have. I'm glad that Hayward left the Jazz cause they would be on another level!! Team has a bright future but will have to find that wingman for Mitchell to ever take the next step and that's gonna be tough to do.
Wish the Pelicans would have signed Ingles a couple of years ago. I wanted him so bad and made a few threads about him. I remember watching him single handedly dominate team USA and couldn't understand how he wasn't on an NBA team. Even after that he still had little interest. Man if we had him instead of Hill on that contract!? He would be a perfect fit here at SF. Mario Henzonja is going to be a stud in a year or 2 and bring a similar style of play as Ingles just on another level athletically.
Ingles having some fun with the TNT crew.. now I'm aggravated dealers Dell didn't snag him!
Exactly. The path to this fantasy would be how CP got to Houston.
1) Paul G would have to choose the Pelicans as the team he wants to join, and inform OKC of this.
2) OKC would have to agree to a sign and trade with Pels. This would one of their few chances to improve the roster since with Melo likely opting in, they would be capped out and not able to sign any major free-agents. Or would they balk at accepting role-players back for a mediocre squad with a high tax bill, and just let George have to sign somewhere else in FA?
3) Paul G would opt-in to his player option ($20-mil, 1 yr.), and OKC would receive back some combination of Mirotic, Moore, Hill with picks, Miller, Diallo and Frank Jack. all being possibilities.
It would be cool, but how weird would it be to go from being a fan of the underdog to a fan of a super-team? Lol. Rondo/Holiday/George/AD/Boogie with capable bench players. Aight
The Rockets scored 50 points in the 3rd quarter!! That is just absolutly insane!! 2nd highest playoff quarter in NBA history behind the 63' Lakers 51 points. When the Rockets are hot they are tough!
It will hurt so bad to lose niko! Honestly, the only trade I will make involving Niko is for Kawhi or Lebron.
Rondo/Jrue/Kawhi~Lebron/AD/Boogie would give us the best defensive team in the league.
Another scenario is to keep Niko here, and find a deal to get Harrison Barnes...Lmao, I just don't want to lose Mirotic. He's too valuable.
Rondo/Jrue/Barnes/AD/Boogie...Not as sexy, but it will get the job done in getting a championship (as long as the bench is good too).
It was a lot due to the Wolves going ice cold in D, as well. That team is so bipolar. Looked like they just stopped trying.
Mirotic is one of my favorite players but I trade him 100 out of 100 times for George, Leonard, and quite a few other SFs. I agree he is a very valuable member of this team but he is not untouchable by any means. I see what you mean though. I don't want to lose him either and would like to make an under the radar trade for someone like barnes if possible as well. IMO Barnes is a great fit here and is a similar talent as Holiday at the SF position. He would take this team to the next level and give us so much versatility on the court. I wouldn't mind grabbing Rodney Hood this offseason either. He would be a great 3 and D SF for this team and compliment our players and system. I don't think we need to add another star to win a championship as long as we are healthy. IMO we need to add a solid SF and get rid of Hill. Just 1 more Mirotic caliber player on this team and nobody wants to play us! My offseason steal is Henzonja.. I think our system and fit is the best in the NBA for him. He would be a nice boost to our young talent to develop on the team. I really think Frank Jackson is going to surprise a lot of people and having him turn into a contributor can really help us.
The thing is that the Jazz vs OKC series should be over. In game one the Jazz got hosed by the refs, and the Thunder were given every chance to win, while the Jazz weren’t given any breaks. That game should have gone to the Jazz, but instead the Thunder are about to get got in 5 games.
I would take Mitchell over Kawhi, George, or Ingles. Run a 3 guard set with him, Rondo, and Jrue with AD and Boogie upntop...good night.
OKC is such a bad team. I don’t understand how people can think that a team led by westbrook can go to the WCF especially with Melo on the team.
They need the ball to exist and they just destroy the offensive flow and the passing game. I honestly feel bad for Steven Addams who is used to just setting screens and grab rebounds while he is a great player.
Harrison Barnes - Paul George, both compared for their careers
PPG - Paul George
APG - Paul George
RPG - Paul George
STLS - Paul George
BLKS - Paul George
FG% - Barnes
3P% - Barnes (on less than half the attempts)
ORTG - Tied at 107
DRTG - Paul George
Net RTG - Paul George (Barnes is actually a negative)
PER - Paul George
TS% - Paul George
Win Shares - Paul George
WS/48 - Paul George
Box Plus Minus - Paul George
VORP - Paul George
There is no way that Barnes and PG13 are even in the same stratosphere of player. Paul George is light-years better.
I'm a big fan of Barnes but I still take George. IMO Barnes is not far behind and would be a great fit as well. Not much separates the 2 as all around basketball players. Landing a pre playoff Jrue would take this team to another level and Barnes is one of those guys that could do it. Middleton is another one of my favorites for the role and player we need. Comparing Barnes and George's careers makes very little sense though..
Who all's about to watch the game and size up our opponent?
Hope for injuries?
Bad taste? Whatever. The Warriors won championships off of injured better teams and being healthy they're due. Take your altruism elsewhere.
Anybody else here want to see a Pelicans vs Sixers finals? It would be awesome! They could bill it as the return of the big man!
I thought like this too, then I read posts on a Portland forum calling for Nurkic to foul Jrue so hard that Nurkic gets ejected from the game. Jrue is one of the most likeable players in the entire NBA with an amazing comeback story and fans still were calling for him to be injured so their team could win.
I realized at that point I won't hope for the injury of anyone ever again. We are all just fans of our team wanting them to succeed. Yeah I can't stand Golden State or Houston but that just means the victories will be even sweeter when we beat them. This year, next, whenever.
I would never hope for injuries...what goes around comes around. I'd rather beat my opponent at full strength.
Ots obvious watching these games well have to play the refs and golden state and it's sad as ********
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Is it just me or is Draymond pretty invisible out there these days? He hasn't even kicked anyone in the ghoulies for ages
Edit: bad timing lol
Holy Hell!! The Spurs have made a crazy comeback in the 4th!! GS called TO with 9 remaining on the shot clock and 42 seconds left in game.. Score is 93-91 with Spurs down by only 2 with plenty of time!!
Durant just drains it after creating his own shot making it a 4 point game 95-91.. Spurs quickly turn it back over and GS ball.. Durant is fouled and makes both FTs with it now a 6 point game 97-91.. Spurs ball with 24 seconds left in game and down 6..
Giddey up
Is anyone else really really fascinated (and inspired) but the fact that Golden State are struggling so much with the Spurs? The same Spurs who we annihilated before the playoffs started? The same Spurs who are probably the least talented team in the entire playoffs?
They dropped a game, and it took a last minute comeback this game, plus a huge 17/19 game from Draymond to save dropping this one.
I would be if Curry wasn't coming back. I think they are beatable without him. I'm not saying I think we will, but I think we'd make a series out of it. With him back and healthy I think we're doing good to take a game from them.
Of course if Playoff Jrue is a real thing then who knows. My biggest concern with Golden State is actually dirty play. Draymond and Zaza are some of the dirtiest players in the game and I wouldn't put it past them if they were struggling to try and take a cheap shot on AD or Jrue.
I do agree that things could change dramatically with the Curry situation. I think they're supposed to be re-evaluating him Friday, so with any luck he needs another two weeks off :hihi:
You definitely have a point about the dirty play. Ever since their ascendancy in 2015, the Warriors have been dirty to the core, and Draymond is just the most frequent offender. As you said, Zaza basically just exists to be dirty on command. And we all know that it takes a miracle for the refs to call it on them.
As long as we make it a series, then I'll be satisfied for this season.
Talent wise, we just don't have enough to match GSW. However, I am sure the series will go past 4 games. They are 8-9 deep. We are like 5-6 deep.
We are still a starting 20ppg SF, backup 1, backup swing 2 OR 3 (maybe), and a backup 4 OR 5 away from a dynasty...Assuming we re-sign Rondo, Boogie, and Clark.
Just need those 3-4 more additions to complete the puzzle.
What do you think it would take to get Barnes ? Maybe Hill Ajinca Jackson and a first ? It sounds like a weak offer but i’m not sure about giving up moore or Niko for him.
Maybe sacrificing Diallo.